Abercrombie & Fitch, clothing retailers, have decided that there is a “look” their employees must have and it doesn’t include wearing a head scarf. The company refused to hire an 18-year-old Muslim because she was wearing a head scarf that did not reflect the “Abercrombie look.”
Archive for September, 2010

Anger, sadness, and wrestling with racial realities on 9/11
September 3, 2010It’s been difficult to write a post lately. The continued acts of racism in the news are like rocks sinking us to the bottom of some ocean where we are drowning our humanity. Anger rises and I want to lash out. Sadness fogs over me making clarity and vision hard to come by. I am tempted by the numbness of apathy and that frightens me.